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• Jake (voiced by Colin Ford in season 1-"Little Red Riding Hook", Cameron Boyce in "Izzy Trident Treasure"-"Queen Izzy-Bella", Sean Ryan Fox, "Smee–erella"-"The Great Never Sea Conquest" and Riley Thomas Stewart in season 4) is the protagonist of the series and leader of the Never Land Pirates. He is Captain Hook's main pirate rival. His catchphrase is "Yo ho, let's go!", and is shown using a telescope and steering the ship in the opening. He had a wooden sword called the Forever Sword (cut from the Forever Tree), which was given to him by Peter Pan. He has also briefly used as a transformable Mega-Mecha Sword and golden Destiny Sword. As a captain he later uses a metal one called the Mighty Captain's Sword. It is able to cut through metal padlocks, heat up to cut through ice bars, shoot heat beams, and deflect cold or energy blasts. Both cutlasses have a crossguard on the hilt. but his newer metal sword has a larger pommel and no knuckle-bow on the side. Jake also acquires and invisibility ring, and has used Izzy's pixie dust to fly.^[3][4][5]
• Izzy (voiced by Madison Pettis in season 1–"Happy 1,000th Birthday!" and Megan Richie in "Shiverjack"-season 4) acts as second-in-command to Jake. She has a small sack of pixie dust, which was given to her at an unknown point by the fairies (Tinker Bell and her friends). The team uses the pixie dust only for emergencies. However, there had been episodes when pixie dust is not used at all especially in "No Returns". Her catchphrase is "Yay, hey, no way!"
• Cubby (voiced by Jonathan Morgan Heit in season 1–"Stowaway Ghost" and Jadon Sand in "Battle for the Book"-season 4) is the youngest of the group saying, "Aww, coconuts!" He has the map of Never Land and is shown manning the crow's nest in the opening. Cubby is not a member of the "Lost Boys", despite the fact he physically resembles the Cubby of the group. Cubby's personality is rather timid and he is not very confident in himself. Sometimes, he can be clumsy, and is Jake's best friend.
• Skully (speaking voice by David Arquette and singing voice provided by Loren Hoskins) is a small, green talking anthropomorphic parrot who acts like a guardian to the team. He keeps a lookout for Captain Hook and Mr. Smee.
• Bucky is Jake, Izzy, Cubby and Skully's pirate ship. It is known to have some life in it, listening to the orders given by Jake and his crew. Bucky can move parts of itself, including stairs, a slide, a bell, its sails, its steering mechanisms, and more, and can also fly.
• Captain Hook (voiced by Corey Burton) is Never Land's resident pirate captain and Peter Pan's nemesis. Hook is commander of the galleon "The Jolly Roger". Legendary for his cruelty to his enemies as well as his own men, Captain Hook has trouble holding onto a permanent crew. In fact, at the moment, he only has three crew members, the rest of his crew was never seen or appeared in the show. He also likes to keep a collection of different things; such as seashells. His biggest fear is encountering Tick Tock, who is the same crocodile that ate Captain Hook's hand when Peter Pan sliced it off.
• Mr. Smee (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is Captain Hook's first mate. He is also an expert on Never Land's legends. He is known for delivering most of the show's comedy. He is also the wisest of all the pirates in Captain Hook's team, but no one ever seems to listen to his suggestions.
• Sharky (voiced by Loren Hoskins) and Bones (voiced by Jeff Bennett; and singing voices provided by Kevin Hendrickson) are members of Captain Hook's pirate crew. They usually spend time performing musical numbers rather than advancing the plot, acting as troubadours. Live-action versions appear at the end of the show and they perform an original song.
• The Jolly Roger is Captain Hook and his crew's ship. It is bigger than Bucky, but doesn't have any life like Bucky.

Recurring

• Marina (voiced by Ariel Winter) is a young mermaid who lives in the ocean around Never Land with the rest of her people. Unlike some of the mermaids, who tend to be snobbish, selfish, vain and downright cruel, Marina is sweet, gentle and kind to the young pirates. She often shows them the secrets of the Never Sea she finds. Marina and Izzy are very close friends, and may even be the same age. Marina also has a little sister named Stormy, and has a crush on Jake.
• Tick-Tock (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is the very same crocodile that devoured Captain Hook's left hand after Peter Pan cuts it off in a sword fight some years ago. Tick-Tock loved the taste of Captain Hook's hand so well that he has followed the Jolly Roger ever since, licking his chops as he imagines the rest of his meal. And he also swallowed an alarm clock that goes tick-tock to warn Captain Hook.
• Never Bird (vocal effects by Russi Taylor) is a former sidekick of Captain Hook whom she soon betrays and joins forces with Jake and his crew.
• Sandy (voiced by Loren Hoskins) is Marina's singing pet starfish with the ability to heal with a special song.
• The Pirate Princess (speaking voice by Tori Spelling and singing voice provided by Laura Dickinson) is a legendary pirate who was cursed and shipwrecked in a hidden grotto but was later rescued by Jake and his crew.
• Winger (voiced by Lisa Loeb) is Skully's close friend who reveals to be the princess of the Sky Bird Kingdom.
• The Wise Old Parrot (voiced by Adam West) is an aged scarlet macaw and ruler of the Sky Bird Kingdom.
• The Monkey (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is a mischievous primate who steals Jake's bongos. Later on, she returns them and becomes friends with Jake and his crew.
• Mama Hook (voiced by Sharon Osbourne) is Captain Hook's mother.
• Red Jessica (voiced by Jane Kaczmarek) is a swashbuckling pirate with whom Captain Hook falls in love.
• Captain Flynn (voiced by Josh Duhamel) is a pirate who became stranded on the Never Land desert with his ship The Barracuda, but rescued by Jake and the Never Land pirates.
• Peter Pan (voiced by Adam Wylie) is Captain Hook's nemesis and the leader of Never Land (specifically the "Lost Boys", who never appeared in the show). He has been mentioned numerous times throughout the series, and made an appearance in the special episodes "Peter Pan Returns", "Jake Saves Bucky", "Never Land Rescue", and "Battle for the Book".
• Stormy (voiced by Allisyn Ashley Arm) is Marina's lazy, yet, well-meaning younger sister.
• The Sea Witch (voiced by Carol Kane) is an evil witch who wants to turn the Pirate Princess into gold, but when Izzy stops her, she later turns into a good witch.
• Misty (speaking voice by Tiffani Thiessen and singing voice provided by Laura Dickinson) is a good witch who tends to be the Pirate Princess' neighbor.
• Pip (voiced by Jerry O'Connell) is a pirate genie who used to reside in a ship-in-the-bottle.
• Percy (voiced by Rhys Darby) is a small anthropomorphic penguin who Jake and his crew help to get his group to their colony.
• Beatrice Le Beak (voiced by Teri Hatcher) is a sneaky pirate who steals things from Captain Hook.
• Queen Coralie (voiced by Leigh-Allyn Baker) is the Mermaid ruler of Neptune City.
• Pirate Mummy (voiced by Jack McBrayer) is a thousand-year-old pirate mummy who inhabits the Pirate Mummy's Tomb in the Never Land Desert.
• Ghostly Bob (voiced by Bill Farmer) is the leader of a mischievous band of pirate ghosts who were sealed away in the wooden crate and cast into the bottom of the Never Sea.
• Wendy Darling (voiced by Maia Mitchell) is the eldest of the Darling siblings and one of Peter Pan and Tinker Bell's oldest and dearest friends. She appears in "Battle for the Book".
• John Darling (voiced by Elliot Reeve) is the middle child of the Darling siblings. He appears in "Battle for the Book".
• Michael Darling (voiced by Colby Mulgrew) is the brother of Wendy and John Darling. He appears in "Battle for the Book".
• Peg-Leg Peg (voiced by Estelle Harris) is a pirate ghost and Captain Treasure Tooth love interest. She appears in "Pirate Ghost Story".
• Dread (voiced by David Tennant) is an evil genie who steals other genies' magic for himself.
• Lord Fathom (voiced by Malcolm McDowell) is an evil Merwizard who plots to take over the Never Sea.
• Beardini (voiced by Steve Valentine) is a legendary pirate magician who lives on Never Land.
• ShiverJack (voiced by Mark Hamill) is a villainous sorcerer with ice-themed powers.
• Doctor Undergear (voiced by Tony Hale) is a mad inventor.
• The Grim Buccaneer (voiced by Christian Slater) is a shadowy and swift pirate.
• Captain Wraith (voiced by Blair Underwood) is a ruthless pirate ghost who resides on Ghost Island with the long-term goal of taking over the Never World by turning greedy prostrate who travel to Ghost Island looking for treasure. Using his enchanted treasure to transform the pirates into his ghostly crew.
• King Zongo (voiced by Chris Kattan) is the ruler of the pirate monkeys who thrive on Never Land.
• Captain Colossus (voiced by Hector Elizondo) is a legendary brave pirate and former captain of the equally legendary battleship the Mighty Colossus.

Critical

The series has received generally mixed reviews. A review in Variety called it "part video game, part interactive cartoon, part advertisement for 'Peter Pan' merchandise".^[12] The Los Angeles Times gave a mixed review of the show's portrayal of Captain Hook compared to the classic Peter Pan, stating that the character "has been laundered — reasonably enough, yet sadly as well — into a shell of his former self, too silly to be frightening, not even a decent bully, just a kind of (much) older boy who wants to steal your toys."^[13] Common Sense Media rated it "on" for ages 3 and older, praising the educational content, role models, and especially the messages of the show, and expressing only mild concern about the moderate violence.^[14] As the flagship of the newly launched Disney Junior channel, the series was rated the most-watched program among boys ages 2–5 during its first few weeks on the air, with 2.9 million viewers, including 1.1 million ages 2–5, and over 600,000 women ages 18–49 (presumed to be mothers and other caregivers).^[15] On July 27, the series was awarded #2 of the Best TV Shows 2011 list.^[16]

The character Jake has too received positive reviews. The character has been thought of as a "classic Disney character", lovable and entertaining addition. He has quickly become an icon at Disney's Hollywood Studios from the popular Disney Junior Live as well as being added on the park's entrance drawings. The atmosphere character can be seen at the Hollywood And Vine character breakfast and the Animation courtyard, while at Disney California Adventure, Jake can be found on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood Land.

Awards and nominations

Video games

On May 24, 2012, the Jake's Never Land Pirate School app was released on Apple and Android devices.^[17]

A variety of other video games are based on the series^[18] including:

1. Big Air Adventure^[19] a 5-series crossover of title characters from Doc McStuffins, Henry Hugglemonster, Miles from Tomorrowland, and Sofia the First
2. Bucky's Never Sea Hunt^[20]
3. Cave of Mystery^[21]
4. Go Bananas^[22]
5. Golden Pirate Pumpkin Patch^[23]
6. Hook Yer Pirate Name^[24]
7. Hook's Merry Winter Treasure Hunt^[25]
8. Izzy's Flying Adventure^[26]
9. Jake and the Never Land Pirates Sand Pirates^[27]
10. Never Land Games^[28]
11. Shadow Shenanigans^[29]
12. Sharky and Bones Pirate Rock^[30]
13. Super Pirate Powers^[31]
14. The Great Pirate Pyramid^[32]
15. Rainbow Wand Color Quest^[33]
16. Jake's Story Quest^[34]